Law Schools In North Carolina

Law classes faculty can choose to work at one of 102 accredited law schools in North Carolina. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of law and law training in North Carolina, which includes law training at the following levels:

Statistics

Professional Trends

North Carolina Vs. National Law Employment

Of all of the law professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of North Carolina.

Employment Growth for Law professionals In North Carolina

47,950

47,850

49,740

50,680

50,260

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Yellow: Actual Values

In North Carolina, the field of law is growing. There were 2,310 more law professionals working in North Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in North Carolina, this field has grown by 5% in four years. This is faster than the trend for law professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of law professionals has grown by 3% between 2006 and 2010.

Law VS. All Professions salaries in North Carolina

$47,248

$45,091

$53,766

$54,321

$56,218

$42,193

$43,618

$45,387

$46,982

$48,254

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Light Blue: Law

Dark Yellow: All Professions

In North Carolina, as the number of law professionals is growing, the salaries earned by law professionals are increasing. Law professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $47,248 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $56,218 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Law professionals in North Carolina

10th percentile

$32,476

25th percentile

$38,774

50th percentile

$50,449

75th percentile

$70,234

90th percentile

$90,019

Thus, there was a 16% growth in law professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of North Carolina, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of law. The pay differential between the highest paid law professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 112%

Average Salaries for Law professionals and related professions in North Carolina

Court Reporter

$51,600

Criminal Justice

$40,959

Criminology

$51,090

Forensic Accounting

$58,757

Forensic Science

$43,900

Homeland Security

$36,743

Law

$56,218

Paralegal

$42,230

Public Administration

$111,060

In North Carolina, law professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Law programs available for each degree type for all schools in North Carolina

associate

112

bachelor

40

master

7

doctor

6

Certificate

100

Total

265

As the number of law professionals is increasing in North Carolina state, the number of students graduating from the 102 accredited law schools in North Carolina state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 4,952 law graduates from law courses in North Carolina and in 2010 there were 4,945 graduates.

This represents a 0% decrease in the number of law degree or certificate school graduates in North Carolina state. 42% of these graduates received a associate's degree in law.

Law Faculty Salaries in North Carolina

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salaries in North Carolina, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching law courses to students at the certificate in law, associates degree in law, bachelors degree in law, masters degree in law, and doctoral degree in law levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of law in North Carolina. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see the data we have collected thus far.